The original Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a real number generator. It ended up being offered in nine different model forms, sold 473,035 units in its eight-year lifetime, and took six years to develop ...

No other vehicle helped propel Mercedes-Benz to its current status atop the luxury market quite like the W116 generation.

Class model that deserves to be held aloft as one of the best, if not the best, versions—the W116 450SEL 6.9, which debuted ...

Mercedes-Benz S-Class W116 Released in 1972, the W116 series replaced the W108 and W109 SE and SEL sedans and officially launched the S-Class nomenclature, establishing a naming format that is now ...

The W116-generation Mercedes-Benz from the 1970s was the first to be known as the S-class. We drove a 1979 version. Read more and see pictures at Car and Driver.

The Mercedes-Benz W116 S-Class, sold for the 1973 through 1980 model years, has a reputation as one of the most long-lived motor vehicles ever built, and the diesel-powered versions took that ...

Mercedes-Benz's W116 platform is known for having rock-solid reliability, and this is largely thanks to the enduring OM617 turbodiesel engine platform.

Mercedes showed a system in 1970, but the 1971 Chrysler Imperial and its Sure-Brake system beat Mercedes to production. But the 1978 W116 S-class debuted a better ABS system for worldwide consumption.

Mercedes-Benz is celebrating an important anniversary for the W123 family of cars -- the ones known here in the states by names like 240D, 280E and 300TD.

1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL Review: An All-Time Classic Daily Driver Yes, a vintage Merc can be a reliable, relatively affordable daily driver — if you’re willing to put the work in.

A shop called Kwiek Customs is quickly making a name for itself by giving modern classic Mercedes-Benz models the manual they deserve.

You'll also see its larger sibling, the W116. Launched in 1972, it was the first Mercedes-Benz model to be officially called S-Class.